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Mid-line Excision Versus Karydakis Operation for Pilonidal Sinus

NCT00412659 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 125

Last updated 2016-06-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The trial compares excision in the midline at surgery for pilonidal disease versus excision lateral of the midline (Karydakis operation) at surgery for pilonidal disease by randomly allocating patients with pilonidal disease to two groups of surgeons, each group being trained for one of the two methods.

Conditions

  • Pilonidal Sinus

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Surgery for pilonidal disease, midline excision

A midline excision is made for the treatment of pilonidal sinus disease.

PROCEDURE

Surgery for pilonidal disease, Karydakis operation

A Karydakis operation is done for the treatment of pilonidal sinus disease.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • County Council of Norrbotten, Sweden

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Norrlandstingens Regionförbund

    collaborator OTHER

  • Umeå University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christoffer Odensten, MD · County Council of Norrbotten, Sweden

  • Markku M Haapamaki, MD, PhD · Umeå University

  • Peter Naredi, MD, Ph D · Umeå University

  • Michael Dahlberg, MD, PhD · County Council of Norrbotten

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-03-31
Primary Completion
2016-03-31
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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